*graphic* Cause of death? Internal photos

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I'm not even going to call this a necroscopy; I was in a huge rush due to outside events but wanted to see if I could at least guess at cause of death. She appeared healthy around one to two hours prior.

Details: Dead in a spasm-like position (on side, both legs rather extended) in favorite dusting spot. Distended, fleshy, egg shaped protrusion from clean vent. Mouth revealed small amount of brownish-clear mucous.

Protrusion, which I later discovered was a soft shelled egg:
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I plucked the breast/stomach and there appeared to be bloody fluid darkening the bottom-right (my right as I looked at her) of her body:
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Opening her up revealed a lot of fluid, clearish pink:
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Large red mass (unsure what I'm looking at here):
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More photos as I tried to get to her reproductive areas (gizzard removed):
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Is this another fatty liver scenario, assuming the organ in the middle of the last photo is the liver, coupled with a difficult egg/calcium deficiency that may have prompted the rupture?

Open to any thoughts. She was a year and several months old; my top hen. Latest of three deaths in my Hoovers Buff Orpington flock since I started last year.
 

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